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[her] father moved restlessly from one place to the other and [her] mother knelt and asked
God the reason for deserving such grief.”
In order to identify her brother’s body, her mother made a special point on the way he was
dressed and the fact that a set of keys was missing. A set of keys that opened the doors of
their home was found in the graves, so they knew it belonged to their brother. She said that
“[when you hear about clandestine graves,] the image of complete bodies comes to your
mind. But when you see only parts of a body you start to think […]. The memory of [your
beloved] comes back to your mind, and now it has turned into this and you do not even
know what part belonged to him. The human remains are valuable for the family, even
though it is not possible […] to bring him back to life. At least you feel at ease that his body
is complete. But it wasn´t. They made him disappear completely; they burned his body with
lime, with gasoline, that shows their complete inhumanity.” After the discovery of the
graves, they “were given the bodies […] in milk boxes, as if [their] family was worthless.”
Her family was threatened. One day a mortuary wreath with her mother’s name arrived at
APRODEH. Besides, they warned her not to go on speaking, or she would “die in the same
way” her brother had.
Her family has not been the same since her brother’s disappearance, “it has […] broken”; it
used to be “merry, cheerful [and happy,] but this happiness has gone with Armando, but
he[…] left a life example behind […] for this never to happen again.” It has been very hard
for us to endure the pain of being told that our brother was a terrorist and that “he had
been killed for said reason.” It was unbearable to see her mother’s condition. “Sometimes
[…] they saw her in the balcony, at dawn, waiting for him to return.” She did not feel like
smiling, and had lost any will to start any personal project. Sometimes, she felt she could
not endure such grief, she even considered suicide due the big injustice they were suffering.
Nevertheless, she understood that “grief turns […] into strength.”
Not only did she lose a beloved, but a part of her own life was gone with him […] Impossible
to think about a personal project when the main issue was [her brother] and the claim for
justice. Personal projects were gradually pushed to the background […]. She consider[ed]
the possibility of committing suicide for she could stand the grief no longer.
On the other hand, with the compensation awarded by the Judgment of the Military court,
her parents bought the house where they currently live in.
She feels justice has not been done, as she deems justice “as a whole and not partially.”
“There will be no justice until all those responsible for the killings are punished. Therefore
she requested the Court to overturn the judgment of the military court so that all those who
were benefited with amnesty can be punished. She also requested that it be refuted that
her brother was a terrorist; that the State assumes liability for all damages and ask for
forgiveness.
a) Dina Flormelania Pablo-Mateo, aunt of Heráclides Pablo-Meza
She lived with her nephew, her husband and children for about seven years. Heráclides was
a good student and hard-working young person, who was eager to get a professional
degree.
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